Laundry-bench.



Plo. HOLIWQUIST. LAUNDRY BENCH. APPLICATION FILED MAR. H. I918;

Patenm 0%. 1,1918.

PETER O. HOLMQUIST, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

LAUNDRY-BENCH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 11, 1918. Serial No. 221,592.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER O. HOLMQUIST, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in LaundryBenches, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to laundry benches and has for its primary object the provision of a light folding bench of strong and rigid construction and having stifiening means for the movable sections.

Further objects and advantages of my invention will, be apparent as it is better understood by reference to the following specification when read in connection wlth the accompanying drawing illustrating the preferred embodimentthereof, in which- Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the bench;

Fig. 2 is a detail in elevation illustrating the stiffening means, and I Fig. 3 is a detail in horizontal section of the structure illustrated in Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing my improved laundry bench comprises a central section 5 and relatively movable sections 6 and 7 on either side thereof, and adapted to support various receptacles such as tubs, baskets and so forth.

The central section 5 comprises two pairs of converging legs 8 and 9 connected by rods 10 and 11. Cross bars 12 connect the rods 11 to maintain the legs 8 and 9 in spaced relation and to stiffen the structure.

The movable sections comprise supporting bars 13 pivotally mounted on the rods 11 ad acent their inner ends and connected at their outer ends by rods 14. Rods 15, also connecting the supporting bars 13 adjacent their outer ends, pivotally support depending' legs 16 wh1ch are braced by rods 17 near their lower ends. The rods 10 and. 17 are connected by brace bars 18 which hold the legs 16 rigidly in supporting position while the bench is in use.

. The cross bars 12 are connected by a medial rod 19 which projects beyond the cross bars forming stop lugs 20 adapted to be engaged by the inner ends of the supporting bars 13 which are recessed at 21 to fit snugly about the stop lugs. When the movable sections are in operative position the inner ends of the supporting bars 13 are braced by engagement with the stop lugs 20 so that the entire bench is stiffened and rendered capable of withstanding the stresses to which it is subjected in use as will be readily understood. When the bench is not in use, the sections 6 may be folded upwardly as indicated at the right in Fig. 1, so that the bench may be compactly arranged for storage until it is again required for use.

Various changes may be made in the form, arrangement and construction of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of'the invention or sacrificing any of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore de scribed bein merely the preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim:

1. A laundr bench comprising a central section having pairs of converging legs and cross bars connecting said legs, movable sections having their ends pivotally supported between said legs and cross bars, and means for steadying the movable sections including stop lugs on said cross bars and adapted to be engaged by the ends of said movable sections when the latter are disposed in supporting position.

2. A laundry bench comprising a central section having pairs of converging legs and cross bars connecting said. legs, movable sections having their ends pivotally supported between said legs and cross bars, said movable sections including supporting bars and legs pivotally attached thereto and means for steadying said movable sections including a rod connecting said cross bars and extending beyond the same in the path of the ends of said supporting bars and adapted to be engaged thereby when said movable sections are disposed in operative osition.

PETER O. HO MQUIST.

Witnesses:

WM. 0. BELT, M. A. Krnnrs.

Copies of this patent may be, obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

Patented @012. 1, 1918. 

